PDF to Markdown
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How to convert a PDF to Markdown in 3 steps
Turn the text inside a PDF into clean Markdown you can paste into any editor or docs site.
Upload the PDF
Drop your document in the box above — it opens locally, instantly.
Choose format and pages
Pick Markdown or plain text, optionally type a page range like 1-5, and switch page breaks on or off.
Download or copy
Click Convert. Preview the extracted text, then download the file or copy it to your clipboard.
Why convert PDFs to Markdown with AmiPDF
Structure-aware extraction with zero setup — your notes, docs, and drafts stay yours.
Private by design
Processing happens entirely inside your browser. Nothing is uploaded, stored, or shared — ever.
No signup, no watermark
No account, no email, no limits. Your output comes out exactly as your files went in.
Preview before you download
See exactly what was extracted — headings, paragraphs, and lists — before committing to the download.
Works on any device
The same fast experience on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS — no installation.
When to convert a PDF to Markdown
Turn reports into docs-site drafts, rescue the text of old PDFs for your notes app, or grab a single chapter by page range instead of retyping it. Plain-text mode doubles as a quick PDF-to-text extraction.
Conversion runs entirely on your device, so unpublished or confidential material never leaves your browser.
Convert PDFs to Markdown on any platform
AmiPDF runs in your browser — nothing to install, nothing to configure, nothing to update.
Windows
Chrome, Edge, Firefox
macOS
Safari, Chrome
Linux
Any modern browser
iOS
Safari on iPhone, iPad
Android
Chrome, Samsung Internet
Frequently asked questions
Is my PDF uploaded to a server?
No. Text extraction runs entirely in your browser. Your PDF is never uploaded anywhere.
What is detected automatically?
Headings (by relative font size), paragraphs (by line spacing), and bullet or numbered lists (by leading markers). Everything else arrives as plain paragraphs.
Are tables, columns, and images converted?
Not in this basic converter — complex tables, multi-column layouts, and images are flattened to text. For high-fidelity conversion, look for our AI-assisted mode in the future.
Why did I get almost no text?
The PDF is probably a scan — images of text with no text layer. This converter reads the text layer only; scanned PDFs need OCR first.
Is bold or italic formatting kept?
No. Reliable inline styling isn't available from the text layer at this speed, so formatting markers are not emitted. Structure (headings, lists, paragraphs) is preserved.
Which languages does the text extraction support?
Any language the PDF has a text layer for, including CJK and right-to-left scripts — extraction is a faithful read of that layer.
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